Mara and Hell Gates Safari

This is the maiden day to explore the Masai Mara National Reserve. Our morning and afternoon game drives take you in search of Africa's Big Five and the wide array of other wildlife inhabiting this vast Kenyan game reserve. On clear days, the Mara offers fantastic orange-tinged sunsets that make for spectacular photos. Wherever you go in the vast Masai Mara, you will see plenty of wildlife, such as Masai giraffe, baboons, warthogs, bat-eared foxes, grey jackals, spotted hyena, topis, impala, hartebeests, and wildebeest. Elephants, buffalo, zebras, and hippos are also found in great numbers. It is also common to see lions either basking after a heavy meal or surveying the plains for their next meal. Cheetahs and leopards are harder to spot, but reasonably common.

Note: There is an optional cultural visit to the Masaai tribe community within the park. This visit grants you a chance to learn about the Masaai culture, customs, ways of living, and their traditional cultural dance.

After your early morning breakfast, you'll check out from the lodge or camp in the Masai Mara with an exit game drive as you proceed to Lake Naivasha. You'll arrive at your accommodation in Naivasha just in time for lunch. After lunch, you'll take a boat ride to enjoy bird watching and sightings of hippopotamuses. The tour shall be followed by a visit to Crescent Island for a guided walking safari. Crescent Island hosts grazers like giraffe, zebra, impala, Grant's Gazelle, Common waterbuck, and buffalo. After the amazing full-day adventure, you will return to the accommodation for dinner and an overnight stay.

After breakfast, you'll transfer to Hell’s Gate National Park for a bicycle ride in the wilderness of Hell’s Gate National Park. You can also opt to walk or drive on your safari mini bus. Hell’s Gate National Park is small and the only national park in Kenya that can be explored on foot or by cycle. Resident wildlife include: Giraffe, zebra, impala, Grant's gazelle, warthog, and buffalo. A bicycle ride with sightings of zebra and giraffe is a beautiful experience. After collecting half-day memories, you'll head to the Hell’s Gate Gorge, where our guide will take you through the stories of the gorge as you trek the mighty gorge. After trekking the gorge, you will head back to Nairobi.